Imagine how different your life would be if you could effortlessly think like a spy to get the most out of every situation....

Great book

By
Olivia
on
09-07-17

Playing to Win

How Strategy Really Works

By:
A.G. Lafley,
Roger L. Martin

Narrated by:
LJ Ganser

Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins

Unabridged

Overall

486

Performance

398

Story

393

This is A.G. Lafley’s guidebook. Shouldn’t it be yours as well?Winning CEO A.G. Lafley is now back at the helm of consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble....

The P&G Story

By
lniles
on
04-14-15

33 Strategies of War

By:
Robert Greene

Narrated by:
Donald Coren

Length: 27 hrs and 29 mins

Unabridged

Overall

809

Performance

724

Story

720

33 Strategies of War is a comprehensive guide to the subtle social game of everyday life, informed by the most ingenious and effective military principles in war....

Very good especially for the history savy

By
Vintila Bogdan
on
08-16-16

Design a Better Business

New Tools, Skills, and Mindset for Strategy and Innovation

By:
Patrick van der Pijl,
Justin Lokitz,
Lisa Kay Solomon

Narrated by:
Fleet Cooper

Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4

Performance

3

Story

3

This book stitches together a complete design journey from beginning to end, guiding listeners step-by-step from the initial spark of an idea all the way to scaling it into a better business....

Good for people who don't have an experience with Agile and Lean Startup

By
Jovan Vidic
on
08-26-17

Algorithms to Live By

The Computer Science of Human Decisions

By:
Brian Christian,
Tom Griffiths

Narrated by:
Brian Christian

Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins

Unabridged

Overall

7,596

Performance

6,593

Story

6,532

A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems....

I will Re-Read this one!

By
Hobbit Taz
on
10-07-16

A Spy's Guide to Thinking

By:
John Braddock

Narrated by:
Kevin Pierce

Length: 1 hr and 2 mins

Unabridged

Overall

665

Performance

588

Story

589

In this 45-minute listen, a former spy introduces two simple tools for thinking. The first describes how we think. The second helps us think ahead....

A Smart Guide to Thinking

By
Kindle Customer
on
10-05-15

Life 3.0

Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

By:
Max Tegmark

Narrated by:
Rob Shapiro

Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins

Unabridged

Overall

1,399

Performance

1,261

Story

1,253

How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society, and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology....

A few interesting points in otherwise tedious book

By
docnitrous
on
10-23-17

Never Split the Difference

Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

By:
Chris Voss

Narrated by:
Michael Kramer

Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins

Unabridged

Overall

6,908

Performance

6,122

Story

6,060

In this practical guide, Voss shares the nine effective principles - counterintuitive tactics and strategies - you, too, can use to become more persuasive in both your professional and personal lives....

Needs PDF companion file

By
John L. Pinkowski
on
03-07-17

Publisher's Summary

Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It’s the art of anticipating your opponent’s next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you. Though parts of game theory involve simple common sense, much is counterintuitive, and it can only be mastered by developing a new way of seeing the world. Using a diverse array of rich case studies - from pop culture, TV, movies, sports, politics, and history - the authors show how nearly every business and personal interaction has a game-theory component to it. Mastering game theory will make you more successful in business and life, and this lively book is the key to that mastery.

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Strategic Interaction: How to Do Well on Purpose

Excellent presentation of critical principles. Interesting because the principles are presented through stories. My only caveat would be that the authors occasionally slip into talking as if all strategic actors act in a way that comports 100% with traditional economic theory. However, as behavioral economics has demonstrated persuasively actual human beings depart from these assumptions at least some of the time.

Completely misleading title

The book is mainly centered around game theory and should have been called the science of strategy. 1/3 of the book was the narrator reading algebraic formulas and referring to tables that a frequent commuter listener can see.

With the exception of a couple of interesting anecdotes, the book does not provide anything in the way of the art of strategy the way say the art of war does. The authors add nothing in terms of insights but instead use story to describe other's theories.

Great book in its category

There aren't many good books on this subject available... that fact bumps the rating to 5 stars for me. Some of the math was very hard to follow with just listening. But there's a lot of value in the book even without that.

Trying to get rid its a great book

How do i delete this from my library? I dont want it to be there so i could have it be cleared

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Amazon & 'Appstore' Cynic

05-24-16

Doesn't Compare to University Lecturers...

Would you try another book written by Avinash K. Dixit and Barry J. Nalebuff or narrated by Matthew Dudley?

Yes, but not to listen personally, heck no... This because being of a senior age and a devout academic/executive most of my life long elongated unabridged stories to me are just a waste of time given I already possess much knowledge of my own. I would buy it to give copies of this book to youth in their absolute last years of teenagerhood or very early 20s, to mid 20s - mayhap older if they lack any sense of education.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Art of Strategy?

To tell you honestly I was only familiarised with not even a third of it. So PLEASE, if you are reading this do not take my bad words of commendation seriously as 'Matthew Dudley' certainly is one intelligent, eloquent, and superb presenter - this to the generic American audience I would say but not to countries like Australia where we favour traditional English 'finesse', character, homeliness, a down-to earth practical nature, and none of the baby talk whilst still remaining true to explaining the basics [which Dudley does very well =) ] in a manner befitting for an academic and not the generic masses (I am biased). I bought this virtual lecture book (and I wish a digital copy had been made available) for the sakes of a 22 year old Indian Sikh friend who desires to get involved in politics, and I believe the element of integration of 'pop culture' as ascertain to our modern age is probably one of the greatest moments when quickly 'skimmed' in listening.

What didn’t you like about Matthew Dudley’s performance?

I didn't like the stereotypical American late night TV 'Salesman'-like gist in talk in lecturing his lessons. Not his fault perhaps, or anyone's, just a clash of cultures combined because here in Australia we tend to see flamboyant 'nasal' shows of articulation through speech as tell-tale signs of Americanism and con-men. But hey, the guy is certainly intelligent! =)

What character would you cut from The Art of Strategy?

I cannot comment on this and will have to ask the person I am giving the recording to for his advice in due time - I am sure he would agree (if I was to imagine myself as a 22 year old again) that ALL the lessons within his book are crucial and nothing should be cut out. Youth are like sponges ready to soak up lore thanks to the likes of talented folk like Mr Dudley.

Any additional comments?

My apologies about the low star ratings... I am just getting old at 37.

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Michael

03-23-16

Great

Can be a little difficult to follow some of the tables and formulas aurally, but still great overall

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Atreides

10-31-14

Very interesting and useful.

This book is very interesting and quite applicable to your daily life. It's probably a good idea to get the print version as well if you really want to get the most out of it, since a lot of the information is presented in table form or takes a while to digest. However even as a listen it provides some very interesting examples and applications of game theory.